Seattle’s historic buildings may not have seen quite as much history as those in Boston or New York, but the city has devoted a great deal of effort in recent years to preserving structures built during the logging boom of the 1800s for future generations.

Detectives are investigating after a worker fell 30 feet to his death at a downtown Seattle business on Sunday, July 31st. Chris Kitzhaber, 48, was a worker at the Avis rental car facility on 5th Avenue.

The Washington State Department of Transportation has warned Seattle residents that work crews will be taking advantage of the weekend weather to complete multiple road improvement projects.

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